Damn Children!

[Sheng]

lol

my first was a rola too...loLL

but yeah..spilling, rang justcar, need to pay over 1900 for excees for get it fix.blardy bs!!!

untill both insureers agree on whos fault it is, i had to pay for it first..

im thinking new kit anyways, for like 1000 ...

any suggs?

[d0p3y]

I wouldn't bother with insurance for it.

Hey to clean it up in the meantime just get out some cutting polish compound and get all the white paint off your front bumper. It'll hardly be noticable with that gone!

[nzm033]

if i were u and had my front bar thats damaged...just leave the stock front bar like that and use it as an excuse to get an aftermarket front bar

[Sheng]

omg cant believe they backfires on me, the kiddos mum rings me up? lol, and told me is my fault lol, is that legal anyone? coz i asked why wouldnt let your son speak to me? but she replys hes a "minor', but i goes well hes got has license, which has full responsiblities on what ever happens on the road..

[d0p3y]

Pfft, not your fault, tell the mother to go fcuk herself. Stick to your guns mate you did nothing wrong.

Edited October 13, 2006 by d0p3y

[N1GTR]

lol

my first was a rola too...loLL

but yeah..spilling, rang justcar, need to pay over 1900 for excees for get it fix.blardy bs!!!

untill both insureers agree on whos fault it is, i had to pay for it first..

im thinking new kit anyways, for like 1000 ...

any suggs?

Well, so far do they think you're in the right or the wrong?

I would;

Supply the witness details to them, and then dont pay the excess yet

Write a letter stating the facts (backed up by the witnesses, but dont include their details) to the DRIVER - leave ther parents out of it for now

Contact the police and just ask them if they would like "a statement from yourself as it was an accident, and its probably best you let them know about it" then the cops will go to the p plater and ask for his version of events. Get a copy of both if you can, or just your one

You can then give this to the insurance company as further documentation that you have done the right thing about this all even though it's not your fault (may not mean much, but you're about to spend big on something you didnt cause so whats the loss)

Then see what the insurance companies decide, if they decide you have to pay, maybe try the p plater in small claims court and sue him for the excess, time off road - every little cost you've incured by his negligence (including time off work to be at court, and court costs), by now the parents will be annoyed, and you could CC them a copy "for their records" just to top their days off, now they'll either give up and pay you to get rid of you, or see you in court, if they choose to do that, show up, and get the witnesses to go along aswel (or statements if they cant go)

You may want to include the fact you have witnesses prepared to go to court in your letter for a bit of extra effect

Ive sued people for less money than that, and won with less evidence than you have, so it *should* be easy enough

Or you could just pay for the new kit and be done with it

EDIT: If you sue them for an amount like that, its easy to do, go see a Magistrate and do it that way, then when it comes time to tick delivery options for the court letter, choose "Hand delivered by State Sheriff" - it costs them another $50 or so, but imagine the impact that will leave with them all! It shows you're not stuffing around. Also the letter has a "Pay" option, where they can elect to pay the money (set amount) and not go to court, which apparently is the most common way these matters are resolved

omg cant believe they backfires on me, the kiddos mum rings me up? lol, and told me is my fault lol, is that legal anyone? coz i asked why wouldnt let your son speak to me? but she replys hes a "minor', but i goes well hes got has license, which has full responsiblities on what ever happens on the road..

A mother saying its your fault? Who wasnt there? And has only heard one side of the story, from someone who happens to be HER SON?

Biased anyone?

No, its not your fault if you did what you say you did and the witnesses confirm that.

Just for trying to be smart - id really put the screws to them

[Sheng]

big cheers for that mate!

i just recieved a letter from justcar, i had a fill in a incident form then send it back,

coz the main thing is i dont have time to deal with all this atm, heaps busy with work and uni n stuff, i just wanna sorted it out quick n easy, ive got their claim no too btw

[JaiJai]

Sucks people like that, just gives us P platers more of a bad image...